Hiker Intro
Starting off behind the 8 ball
Hi sweet friends! Usually people start with an introduction and their “why”, but today I’d mostly like to talk about why I am completely unprepared to do the PCT or...
Hey Stranger!|A Short Intro to CDT Hiker, Mouse
Mouse in Oregon on the PCT circa 2018 Hello Stranger! My name is Mouse and I’m attempting to thru hike the Continental Divide Trail this year. I’d love for you...
3 1/2 Weeks to go!
I’m just comfortable like this! I am sitting here at an amazing resort in Turtle Bay, Hawaii thinking about my upcoming trek on the PCT in April. Where I’ll be...
Now for something completely different!
Camino Penguinos If you read my Bio, you know that I’ve been active in the outdoors since 1959, traveling the width of the US, with no interstates and no seatbelts....
Pre-AT – To Walk is Religion, To Breathe is Worship – Week Zero
The gospel is this: not that a man died so you don't have to, but that God died and bore Hell so you can die every day without ever...
Swimming Uphill
What's Next? When I bump into an old friend or acquaintance, I'm often asked what I'm swimming next. I've been swimming open water events for nearly 15 years, but between...
A Bundle of “I don’t knows”
Hello fellow Trekkers! My name is Saida and I am a 33 year old female, Los Angeles native. My current home base is Sacramento, CA where I relocated to in...
Appalachian Trail – How? Why?
I am a French. Not many people know about the AT here in France, even in the French hiker community. So after the basic first question "What is it?", I...
Why I am Actually Hiking the Appalachian Trail This Time Around
For almost 10 years I've been telling myself I want to hike the Appalachian Trail. After all that time, this is the year it's truly happening. (Life must be lived...
The Big Question
Seriously, why? Ah, the big question: "Why?" As in, why take 6 months off from work, leave your loved ones and the comfort of home to live out of a...